Where to start.....Bones. 12% of Turkey want Sharia Law. Other countries are above 50% but the definition of Sharia Law to them varies
Clacoste.....the point was it's a ridiculous statement to say that Marseille is the most dangerous city in Europe because it has a 40% Muslim population.
Use Doha if you want or Istanbul
Johannesburg is the most dangerous city on earth....a lot of Muslims there??
Here are some facts... From 12 per cent in Turkey, support for sharia as official national law stood at 56 per cent in Tunisia, 71 per cent in Nigeria, 72 per cent in Indonesia, 74 per cent in Egypt and 99 per cent in Afghanistan.
But Princeton University professor Amaney Jamal, a special adviser to the Washington-based Pew Research Centre, emphasised there is no one common understanding of sharia among all the world's Muslims.
"Sharia has different meanings, definitions and understandings, based on the actual experiences of countries with or without sharia," she said in a conference call with reporters analysing the findings.
Titled "The World's Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society," the study also revealed many Muslims favour applying sharia in the private sphere to settle family or property disputes.
However, in most countries surveyed, there was less support for severe punishments, such as cutting off the hands of thieves or executing people who convert from Islam to another faith.
A majority of Muslims are also in favour of freedom of religion, even while backing sharia.
In Pakistan, for example, 84 per cent of Muslims want sharia enshrined as official law but 75 per cent believe non-Muslims are free to practice their religion.
Around half of Muslims in the survey expressed concerns about religious extremism, particularly in Egypt, Iraq and Tunisia.
In most countries, a majority of Muslims said a wife must obey her husband, although a majority also said a woman should decide whether or not to wear a veil.
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